#310 - Chapter 310: Reward for Merit
The development department of the main base.
Qin Jin arrived here after nightfall, needing to confirm something.
As soon as he stepped inside, the roar of machines working filled his ears.
Before him, several personnel were busy at work.
One of them, sharp-eyed, immediately noticed the arrival of the Green Source leader.
"President Qin is here!"
With this shout, everyone's attention focused on him. Li Xu, who was busy, quickly ran over and directly asked what brought the boss here.
"I'm here to ask how the previously mentioned 'Annihilator' is progressing?"
His face lacked its usual ease, replaced by a hint of seriousness, making Li Xu realize the matter wasn't simple.
"Boss, your timing is perfect! We just completed the final key point today. All that's left is welding and assembling the outer shell!"
Oh!?
That's great!
"Lead the way! Let me see what the completed 'Annihilator' looks like!"
"We might have a chance to use it soon!"
Qin Jin said the last sentence with a meaningful tone.
Li Xu didn't overthink it; these war weapons were created to kill zombies, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
Qin Jin quickly arrived at the previous room under Li Xu's guidance. It was brightly lit, and two or three figures were welding the outer steel plates with gas welders.
"Huh? Why is Team Leader Li here?"
"Oh!? President Qin, hello!"
One of them, a man with a beard and light-shielding glasses, put down his tools. Seeing Li Xu arrive, and then Qin Jin behind him, he hurriedly greeted him.
Who is this?
Qin Jin raised an eyebrow, taking a second to recall that the somewhat unkempt man before him was actually Chen Gang, who had caused trouble last year but still managed to join the Green Source Base!
He didn't expect the other party's appearance to change so much in just a few months.
Li Xu had asked him for this person some time ago to help manufacture the 'Annihilator'.
"President Qin, this is Master Chen. He's the person I asked you for some time ago. With his help, we've finally completed the entire drive system of the 'Annihilator' recently!"
"We just conducted a test today, and the entire machine is now running normally! It can reach a full speed of 30km/s, and run at full power for 4 hours on a full tank of fuel. If switched to normal mode, it can work for a full 8 hours!"
Li Xu began introducing as soon as he entered the room.
Qin Jin glanced at Chen Gang, then focused his gaze on the nearly completed steel machine.
As he listened to the introduction, he kept looking at the menacing weapons on the exterior of the 'Annihilator'.
What a zombie meat grinder!
Just the appearance is intimidating enough!
At this moment, possibly for ease of inspection, all the machine's guns, cannons, and blades were extended, reaching a height of nearly six or seven meters and a length and width of eight or nine meters!
Underneath were three thick tracks, like a steel tortoise covered in weapons, exuding a chilling, iron-blooded aura!
"Good!"
Qin Jin's lips curled up, unable to resist praising it, and then continued to ask:
"How many of these machines do we have now?"
Li Xu didn't hesitate, quickly responding to his boss's words.
"We have this one nearly completed, and another one is 80% finished. Mainly, we've already solved the power system, and with experience, it will only take a day or two to complete the other one!"
"Our base's materials can only muster these two for now. We don't lack most of the materials, but we're short on tank tracks and some high-power motors."
Two units!
Barely acceptable.
"Not bad, then get these two 'Annihilators' ready for me within the next two days!"
"In a few days, there might be a large-scale zombie horde coming, and we need them to be ready to be put to use immediately!"
A flash of killing intent appeared on Qin Jin's face when he said this.
He didn't intend to hide it from Li Xu, one of the base's executives.
!!?
What!?
Another large zombie horde is coming!?
Li Xu's eyes widened upon hearing this, feeling a tightness in his heart and a strong sense of tension.
The news of a large-scale zombie horde was simply too frightening. To be called 'large-scale' meant that the number of zombies had to exceed at least one hundred thousand!
They had long planned out the levels of zombie hordes. The ones that drones attract during missions outside, or the nocturnal zombies that occasionally surround the Green Source Base at night, are generally only a few hundred to a thousand.
This scale is what they called a small zombie horde.
A number reaching ten thousand is a medium-sized zombie horde.
Even more terrifying, a scale reaching over one hundred thousand can be called a large-scale zombie horde!
Of course, there are even more terrifying million-level super zombie hordes.
This was only in Qin Jin's mind; normally, their Green Source Base wouldn't encounter this scale.
After all, he had chosen a location far from densely populated cities when building the base.
Plus, the terrain here could somewhat block the zombies' advance from all directions; otherwise, more zombies would have arrived recently.
"Understood, President Qin! I will definitely get these two 'Annihilators' ready! And I also have some other new preparations. After the last zombie horde and the Anti-Green Alliance incident, our department has also developed some gadgets that can come in handy."
Li Xu said seriously.
This matter couldn't be taken lightly; every zombie siege needed to be taken seriously.
"This time, it was thanks to Master Chen, otherwise our 'Annihilator' would have been difficult to finalize. He is the main contributor to this project!"
Li Xu mentioned Chen Gang, who was standing aside, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
He remembered that Chen Gang and his companion had been unlucky last year, indirectly causing the death of a base member. Later, several captains pleaded for them, and President Qin had given them a chance to serve the base.
He also heard that they needed to achieve results and obtain forgiveness from two of the deceased's family members within half a year.
The forgiveness was granted after their continuous efforts; the two family members no longer made things difficult for them.
Instructor Wang Wei, it was said, had become the head coach of external collaborators in the branch base, bringing out many personnel with considerable combat power for the base.
The remaining Chen Gang, along with Wang Wei, had also performed outstandingly in the Anti-Green Alliance attack some time ago.
In addition to his contribution to the 'Annihilator' development, both of them should be considered outstanding contributors in every respect.
"Yes, I know about your matter. I will have the rewards distributed later. Continue to work hard in the future! I have said, there must be rewards for merit and punishment for demerit!"
Qin Jin stared at Chen Gang and said these words, completely affirming his efforts.
In fact.
On his list of level 4 personnel today were the names of Chen Gang and Instructor Wang Wei before him!
(End of this chapter)
